The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-09-02
GIRLS AND BOYS.
Common.Sense Hints for Their Guidance
In Youthful Hours.

Common.Sonse Hints Tor Their Guidano1
In Youthful Hours.
Young girls rarely are conscious Of the
power they exert over the young mon with
whom they are brought into contact
Their standxr influence the conduct Of
Young men while they are in their pres
ence, il at 10 other time.
A young lady who will allow loud and
bosterous conversation, familiar manner,
inelegant attitudes, careless reference to
church and church members takes down
the barriers that should be main tainod Le-
tween herself and her gentleman friends.
1t may appear that she makes herself
moro attractive by this freedom, but it is
not 80. No girl il attractive to . gentle
man who does not maintain . gentle.
womanly dignity, and BY her attitude pre-
vent Q slipping away from the Ricest con.
ventionalities Of society. Ia tho deeper
matters-things Affecting life in its spirit.
ual and moral side-a girl has = greater
influence than she dreamA
A very safe rule governing the relations
between herself and her gentlemas
friends for girl to make 10 to never per.
NIT word, . subject Of conversation. ia
take place between . gentleman and her.
self that she would hesitate to have
spoken or discussed in the presence Of
father, mother or brother. and this will
be no bar TO pleasant, entertaining and
fun making intercourse. but 1t will pre-
vent the use Of slang. the discussion Of sill.
ly themes and triAing with subjects that
arc, and should be, sacred to every young
man and woman governed BY refined and
righteous principles.
Girls love pretty things - naturally ~
the bees love sunshine. Il 10 not to b
granted that boys are not susceptible ia
beauty in various shapes also; but TO The
feminine portion Of humanity comes the
greater share Of the love Of the beautiful
In the home life, where 20 many girls ara
OF necessity kept until they are grown to
womanhood, the opportunity for bsautify.
ing themselves ~ we'll - their surround
ings is often lost because the father PR.
haps, and occasiona ~ the mother also,
has grown to think that simple prettiness
is Of No possible use. They have out
grown their youthful thoughts, follies ia
their eyes now, and have learned to say,
What's its usea to every thing new.
II q girl in her home life be allowed 10
rearrangs the rooms according to her
taste, to bring into the living room plants
or simply her flowers, to occasionally hsve
some new ornament cheap in many cases
it may DO, but have its newness thing OF
beauty, and not have some one saying:
ITS useless; it can neither be eaten nor
worn"-she will take much more comfort
and care much more for her fathers homo
There are fathers who love their
daughters-as well IS they know how-and
still they never allow them to think money
or time can DO spent on any thing that is
not in itself Of some obvious use; they
pooh pooh at the idea OF flower bed; they
object to vines on the house because they
are rubbish, and the idea Of = prettily fur.
nished room. either for the family or for
the daughter herself, Is IN unhsard Of
folly.
when these girls 60 out from the barren
homo life, what wonder that they seldom
know how to act In . pleasantly appointed
homei and more, what wonder that the
trusting. loving heart sometimes Is toe
easily led astrsy through promises ct .
pretty home.-G + AveiA